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Strawberry top

Clanculus pharaonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The strawberry top (Clanculus pharaonius) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the strawberry top

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the strawberry top live?

Not recorded

Is the strawberry top endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the strawberry top classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusClanculus
  7. SpeciesClanculus pharaonius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Trochus pharaonius, Trochus stefaninii

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Strawberry topshellEnglish
  • kotouč ozdobnýCzech
  • PharaonenklapperGerman
  • Turban des pharaonsFrench
  • חרוזית פרעהHebrew
  • Фараонов кланкулюсRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the strawberry top

Other species in the same genus Clanculus.

Topsnail

Clanculus ater

TrochidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the strawberry top?

The strawberry top (Clanculus pharaonius) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Strawberry top (Clanculus pharaonius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top

MLA

“Strawberry top (Clanculus pharaonius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top.

BibTeX
@misc{strawberry_top_2026,
  title = {Strawberry top (Clanculus pharaonius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}